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• Climate first for Obama transition team - Premium content

  Appointments to key energy positions should reveal the new president's priorities.

  11 November 2008

• What Obama's win means for science - Premium content

  Nature takes a look at some of the races #20; from Congressional competitions to state-wide ballot initiatives #20; that will affect the nation's research.

  05 November 2008

• Obama outlines science spending boost - Premium content

  Nobel laureates endorse Democratic candidate and his plans for science.

  25 September 2008

• US election: Questioning the candidates, part two - Premium content

  Barack Obama accepted Nature's invitation to answer 18 science-related questions in writing; John McCain's campaign declined. Here are Obama's answers to additional questions that did not appear in our print magazine. Wherever possible, Nature has noted what McCain has said at other times on these topics.

  24 September 2008

• The volcano that changed the world - Premium content

  Eruption in 1600 may have plunged the globe into cold climate chaos.

  11 April 2008

• Whaling scene found in 3,000-year-old picture - Premium content

  Arctic carving shows complexity of ancient hunting groups.

  31 March 2008

• Scientists urged to plan for the next US president - Premium content

  Policy experts tell researchers to lobby now for the next science adviser.

  19 February 2008

• Polar creatures squeaked through last ice age - Premium content

  Studies highlight vulnerability of extreme southern ecosystem.

  18 February 2008

• Funding edict for mission has NASA over a barrel - Premium content

  Planet-hunting telescope cost could hold back other space projects.

  15 January 2008

• Enigmatic clouds illuminated - Premium content

  Satellite data shed light on twilight skies.

  11 December 2007